What's New

AFT 1493's Executive Committee has approved proposed amendments to our Local's Constitution. AFT 1493 members may now vote for or against ratification of the proposed amendments. Voting closes on January 31.

- Read the Advocate article describing the proposed changes
- Read the proposed changes in their entirety

- CLICK HERE TO VOTE

Faculty voted by nearly 80% not to ratify the Tentative Agreement of the new contract during the online vote that was held September 27 - 30.

Click on the following links for more about the Tentative Agreement and ratification vote:

- Bay 10 Salary Comparisons
- No Salary Equity for SMCCCD Faculty
- Facts on the AFT Contract Ratification Vote
- What Your Vote Means
- Frequently Asked Questions
- AFT 1493 E-News, September 13, 2011
- Summary of the Tentative Agreement
- Complete Tentative Agreement

AFT 1493 endorses "Occupy Wall Street" movement

At the November 9 AFT 1493 Executive Committee (E.C.) meeting, the E.C. voted unanimously in favor of a resolution endorsing the Occupy Wall Street movement. See the full resolution below.

Photo: members Eric Brenner, Nina Floro, Isabella Llamas (Nina’s daughter), Katharine Harer and Dan Kaplan (l. to r.) carried the AFT 1493 banner at the November 2nd Occupy Oakland march. [photo by Josh Hayes]

AFT 1493ers join Nov. 2 Occupy Oakland day of action

Brief reflections and photos from some of those members who were there on that day are shown below.

News articles related to community college faculty issues and SMCCCD, selected from around the county, state and nation and updated regularly.  To receive these articles by email, send a request to be added to the AFT 1493 email list to Dan Kaplan at: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

January 25, 2012— Editorial: Avoiding appearance of wrongdoing (The Almanac) 

January 24, 2012— State-of-the-art rec center controversial amongst San Mateo College students and staff (Video) (Peninsula Press)

January 11, 2012— California Teachers Take On Jerry Brown: The Working Class Begins to Fight Back (Counterpunch)

January 9, 2012— California community colleges approve overhaul (San Francisco Chronicle)

AFT 1493's 2010-2012 Executive Committee includes (l. to r.): Joaquin Rivera, Chief Negotiator; Teeka James, Co-Vice President; Masao Suzuki, Skyline EC Co-Rep.; Dave Danielson, Treasurer; Alma Cervantes, Skyline EC Co-Rep.; Chip Chandler, Skyline Chapter Co-Chair; Monica Malamud, President; Elizabeth Terzakis, Cañada Chapter Co-Chair; Katharine Harer, Co-Vice President; Sandra Raeber Dorsett, CSM Chapter Co-Chair; Victoria Clinton, Cañada Part Timer Rep.; Dan Kaplan, Executive Secretary; Nina Floro, Skyline Chapter Co-Chair; Yaping Li, CSM Chapter Co-Chair (rear); Lisa Melnick, CSM Part Timer Co-Rep.; Lucia Olson, CSM Part Timer Co-Rep.; Mike Noonan, Cañada EC Rep.; Eric Brenner, Advocate Editor. Absent from photo: Lezlee Ware, Cañada Chapter Co-Chair; Anne Stafford, Secretary

2nd year in a row! AFT 1493 also won 5 other CFT Communications Awards!
Click here for a description of the Communications Awards

We are all Wisconsin!

California's $1B automatic budget cuts at a glance (Sacramento Bee, January 1, 2012)

State budget: Trigger cuts hit community colleges (San Mateo Daily Journal, December 14, 2011)

Retiree Medical Benefits: An Introduction

SMCCD Retirees Actuarial Study

GASB 45 slideshow (Powerpoint)

GASB 45 slideshow (pdf)

Pew Study: California Post-Retirement Health Plans Underfunded